Search Results - "Sheppard, Stephen R.J."

Who has access to urban vegetation? A spatial analysis of distributional green equity in 10 US cities by Nesbitt, Lorien, Meitner, Michael J., Girling, Cynthia, Sheppard, Stephen R.J., Lu, Yuhao

“…[Display omitted] •Access to urban vegetation is most strongly associated with higher education and income.•Racial and ethnic factors show stronger negative…”
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The social and economic value of cultural ecosystem services provided by urban forests in North America: A review and suggestions for future research by Nesbitt, Lorien, Hotte, Ngaio, Barron, Sara, Cowan, Judith, Sheppard, Stephen R.J.

“…With the majority of the world’s human population now living in cities, urban forests provide an increasingly important range of ecosystem services, from…”
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Estimation of forest biomass dynamics in subtropical forests using multi-temporal airborne LiDAR data by Cao, Lin, Coops, Nicholas C., Innes, John L., Sheppard, Stephen R.J., Fu, Liyong, Ruan, Honghua, She, Guanghui

“…Estimating the change in the magnitude and distribution of forest biomass is important for monitoring carbon dynamics and understanding the implications on the…”
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Degrowth or Not Degrowth: The Importance of Message Frames for Characterizing the New Economy by Tomaselli, Maria Fernanda, Kozak, Robert, Gifford, Robert, Sheppard, Stephen R.J.

“…Moving to a post-growth economic paradigm requires research to identify compelling ways to more effectively communicate the key ideas of this transition to the…”
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The ethics of Google Earth: Crossing thresholds from spatial data to landscape visualisation by Sheppard, Stephen R.J., Cizek, Petr

“…‘Virtual globe’ software systems such as Google Earth are growing rapidly in popularity as a way to visualise and share 3D environmental data. Scientists and…”
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Multi-scale analysis of relationship between imperviousness and urban tree height using airborne remote sensing by Plowright, Andrew A., Coops, Nicholas C., Chance, Curtis M., Sheppard, Stephen R.J., Aven, Neal W.

“…The relationship between impervious land cover and tree development is an important component to understanding urban ecological systems. While impervious…”
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The digital workshop: Exploring the use of interactive and immersive visualisation tools in participatory planning by Salter, Jonathan D., Campbell, Cam, Journeay, Murray, Sheppard, Stephen R.J.

“…This paper examines the emerging role of digital tools in a collaborative planning process for British Columbia's Bowen Island. The goal of this research was…”
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Planning to Practice: Impacts of Large-Scale and Rapid Urban Afforestation on Greenspace Patterns in the Beijing Plain Area by Jiali Jin, Stephen R.J. Sheppard, Baoquan Jia, Cheng Wang

“…(1) Research Highlights: Afforestation is one of the most effective urban greening practices for mitigating a variety of environmental issues. Globally,…”
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Urban Forest Indicators for Planning and Designing Future Forests by Sara Barron, Stephen R.J. Sheppard, Patrick M. Condon

“…This paper describes a research project exploring future urban forests. This study uses a Delphi approach to develop a set of key indicators for healthy,…”
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The dimensions of urban green equity: A framework for analysis by Nesbitt, Lorien, Meitner, Michael J., Sheppard, Stephen R.J., Girling, Cynthia

“…[Display omitted] •This research presents a discussion of the dimensions of urban green equity.•Principal dimensions: 1) spatial distribution and 2)…”
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A perspective on oil spills: What we should have learned about global warming by Little, David I., Sheppard, Stephen R.J., Hulme, David

“…Scientific knowledge of marine pollution and oil spill response (OSR) innovation has diffused over half a century. Local community resilience to spills and the…”
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Urban green equity on the ground: Practice-based models of urban green equity in three multicultural cities by Nesbitt, Lorien, Meitner, Michael J., Girling, Cynthia, Sheppard, Stephen R.J.

“…[Display omitted] •Urban green equity mediates urban residents’ ability to experience ecosystem services.•The analysis systematizes green equity definitions,…”
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Landscape visualisation and climate change: the potential for influencing perceptions and behaviour by Sheppard, Stephen R.J.

“…The urgent need to mitigate and adapt to climate change is becoming more widely understood in scientific and policy circles, but public awareness lags behind…”
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Advancing the potential impact of future scenarios by integrating psychological principles by Richter, Isabell, Gabe-Thomas, Elizabeth, Queirós, Ana M., Sheppard, Stephen R.J., Pahl, Sabine

“…Engaging with the future to make better decisions in the present is key for sustainable development and climate change responses. In this conceptual paper, we…”
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Making climate change visible: A critical role for landscape professionals by Sheppard, Stephen R.J.

“…•Climate change can be made visible to the public by building local climate literacy with landscape architectural techniques.•Signs of climate change can be…”
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What do Canadians think about economic growth, prosperity and the environment? by Tomaselli, Maria Fernanda, Sheppard, Stephen R.J., Kozak, Robert, Gifford, Robert

“…This study examines public opinions about economic growth, prosperity and the environment, and segments the sample based on some of these attitudes. A sample…”
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Future visioning of local climate change: A framework for community engagement and planning with scenarios and visualisation by Sheppard, Stephen R.J., Shaw, Alison, Flanders, David, Burch, Sarah, Wiek, Arnim, Carmichael, Jeff, Robinson, John, Cohen, Stewart

“…There is an urgent need for meaningful information and effective public processes at the local level to build awareness, capacity, and agency on climate…”
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Evaluating presentation formats of local climate change in community planning with regard to process and outcomes by Schroth, Olaf, Pond, Ellen, Sheppard, Stephen R.J.

“…•Visualizations in a climate change planning process were assessed as very helpful by local stakeholders and residents.•Visualizations presented in a virtual…”
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Greening Blocks: A Conceptual Typology of Practical Design Interventions to Integrate Health and Climate Resilience Co-Benefits by Barron, Sara, Nitoslawski, Sophie, Wolf, Kathleen L, Woo, Angie, Desautels, Erin, Sheppard, Stephen R J

“…It is increasingly evident that exposure to green landscape elements benefits human health. Urban green space in cities is also recognized as a crucial…”
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Using multi-criteria analysis and visualisation for sustainable forest management planning with stakeholder groups by Sheppard, Stephen R.J., Meitner, Michael

“…While there is an increasing demand for active public involvement in forestry decision-making, there are as yet few successful models for achieving this in the…”
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